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About Orso
Orso is a Italian restaurant located in the Beverly Center/Cedars (LA) neighborhood at 8706 W. Third St. (bet. S
. Hamel Rd. & S. Willamen Dr.) in Los Angeles, CA 90001. Orso has been described as an Bad Italian restaurant and has received an average rating of 2 by our members. Italian Cuisine is known for its pasta dishes.
. Hamel Rd. & S. Willamen Dr.) in Los Angeles, CA 90001. Orso has been described as an Bad Italian restaurant and has received an average rating of 2 by our members. Italian Cuisine is known for its pasta dishes.
Quick Facts
- Cuisine: Italian
- Accepts Credit Card: N/A
- Parking: N/A
- Atmosphere: N/A
- Take Reservations: N/A
- Serves Alcohol: N/A
- Smoking Allowed:No
User Reviews for Orso
***UPDATE! ORSO DOES NOT HAVE A CHEF. APPARENTLY, THEY HAVE NOT HAD A CHEF FOR PUSHING 2 YEARS NOW.***
Hands down, one of the worst meals I have had in Los Angeles. Boasting an Old-World Northern Italian menu, it appeared as though Orso really was serving peasant food...and it tasted as though it were made by peasants.
I dined there late in October with my girlfriend. They do have a nice patio (tolerable when the weather permits) but everything else lacked. The service at Orso is laid back, so laid back that the waitress--who was not able to describe the food to us other than read the menu over my girlfriend's shoulder--refused to pour our wine and water.
The food, however, is where Orso fails most miserably. I ordered Vealshank Osso Bucco ($34) and she got "Branzino" ($29) and we started with the Risotto ($17) entree to split as a starter.
The risotto really tasted like salted cardboard. It was so salty, we couldn't eat it. Their chicken stock was suspect. It took a while (20 minutes) to get the risotto understandably, but not worthwhile to slow down our entrees while they were to fix it, so we asked our waitress to just fire up the entrees.
Fifty (50) minutes later, the entrees arrived. The "Branzino" was NOT BRONZINO!!! It was generic local sea-bass they were pushing off as bronzino. It was charred on one side (side down of course), dry, and once again over-salted. Accompanied by white beans, garlic butter sauce and red peppers. Bland. It appeared as though the ingredients were just put together with no care--just thrown together on a plate.
The Osso Bucco, served warm, was again so salty, it almost stung. I ate the marrow, and picked at the meat until my appetite had left me.
For dessert, we shared a zabayone, which happened to be the only good decision we made all night. It was at this point of our dining experience that we noticed that the servers do not smile at Orso. The bartenders stand with very menacing looks and talk loudly, and curse, as though they do not care that there were people in the dining room. It was uncomfortable walking passed the bar to leave when one of the bartenders scorned a waitress about the ice scoop.
In the end, if you want unreasonably priced and uninspired food, bad service, a limited wine list (Italian only) that you have to pour yourself, and nothing positive to take from your experience except tree pollen in your hair, then Orso is for you.
If you have taste...any taste at all, then avoid Orso (or just stick to their Margarita Pizza as a snack).
--rhe 11/28/2007
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